ASBESTOS AND SMOKING: A SPECIAL WORD OF CAUTION

One of the most important facts we have learned about the hazards of asbestos is that almost all of the cases of asbestos-related lung cancer occurred among people who smoked and were exposed to asbestos.

In fact, smoking not only adds to the risk of asbestos-related lung cancer, it multiplies it!

Because of some interaction in the body, people who are exposed to asbestos and also smoke have an increased risk of lung cancer 50- to 90-times greater than people who do not smoke and are not exposed to asbestos.

Smoking is a hazard you control. This link between smoking and asbestos is just one more good reason for you and your family not to smoke.